UCSB Duo Invited to Compete at NCAA Cross Country Championships

Nov 14, 2010

Nov. 14, 2010

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Seniors Amanda Moreno and Breanne
Strenkowski have been invited to compete at the 2010 NCAA
Women's Cross Country Championships on Nov. 22 in Terre Haute,
Ind., it was announced Sunday.

While UCSB held out that it would advance as an at-large
selection to the championship, only four West Region teams will
compete. Washington and Oregon received automatic bids while
Stanford and Arizona will advance as at-large competitors.

On Oct. 30, Moreno helped UCSB to the Big West championship with
a record-setting sub-20 minute performance. Following her
outstanding performance, Moreno was named Big West Athlete of the
Year. On Saturday, at the West Region Championships in Eugene,
Ore., she finished eighth.

Strenkowski finished second at the Big West Championships in
October and on Saturday, she finished 13th at the West Region
Championship.

The NCAA Championships will be hosted on Nov. 22 by Indiana
State University in Terre Haute, Ind. The race will be held at the
LaVern Gibson Championship Course located at the Wabash Valley
Family Sports Center. The women's race will begin at 9:08 a.m.
Pacific Time.

A live webcast of the championships will be broadcast from 9:00
a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Pacific time, Monday, November 22, on NCAA.com.
In addition, highlights from the championships will be included as
part of the CBS NCAA Fall Seasonal Show scheduled to air on
Saturday, December 18 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Pacific time on CBS
HD.